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G Vijaya Prakash, FNASc, FRSC (UK), FInstP (UK)

Also known as: G.V. Prakash, Gaddam Vijaya Prakash

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton

ORCID iD 0000-0003-0450-3767
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After joining IIT Delhi in 2005, Prof. G. Vijaya Prakash initiated the new research field, “Nanophotonics”: the study of nanostructures in photonic environment. His research interests span quantum functional materials, nonlinear optics and glass photonics. His extensive and more than two decades long contributions is in the field of Inorganic-Organic hybrid perovskites, witnessed the commercial realization of next-generation solar cells and LEDs. He is one of the few initiators of research on photonic crystals in India, specifically focusing on experimental realization of electron-photon strong coupling and nonlinear device methodologies. He is widely known for nonlinear rare-earth spectroscopy/imaging of specialty glasses and phosphors for optoelectronic devices. Some of his notable research works are in demonstrating optical gain from silicon nanocrystals, shortest confocal laser cavity for atom manipulation and strong coupling, low-cost SERS substrate commercialization. He was instrumental in establishing DST-FIST Ultrafast Optics Lab at IITD. So far, he has guided/guiding more than 25 Ph.Ds and guided more than 40 post graduate students. He was keynote speaker, invited speaker, session chair for many notable international conferences. He holds research grants of more than Rs.65 Cr as PI/Co-PI from different funding agencies, since 2005. His scholarly work is evidenced by more than 240+ scientific journal publications with more than 6825 citations, h-index of 49 and i10-index of 141. His research has been recognized internationally as top 2% world scientists and top 10000 Asia scientists, since 2016.

He has been a recipient of several research awards from UKIERI (UK), Royal Society (UK), INFM (Italy) and IIT Delhi (‘High Impact Research Award’), Best Teacher award and KL Chopra Faculty Basic Research Award.

He also held several administrative responsibilities such as Professor in-charge of academic facilities, and All-India Organising Chairperson for JAM-2025, GATE -2025 Chairperson and GATE-JAM Vice- Chairperson (2022-23, 2023-24) and professor-in-charge for Institute Timetable for more than 06 years.

Currently he is Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc) India, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) UK, Fellow of Institute of Physics (FInstP) UK and Highest Academic Grade (HAG) and Institute Chair Professor, group leader of Nanophotonics research lab. He is the recipient of Basic Research Award ( Prof. KL Chopra Faculty research Award)( 2024-25) and Teaching Excellence Award (2020-21). He has been a long-term visiting faculty, since 2007, at University Southampton and University of Cambridge, UK.

Employment

  • University of Cambridge Visiting Professor, Visiting Scientist, Post Doctoral Fellow
    2004 - 2018
  • University of Southampton Visiting Professor, Research Associate
    2000 - 2020
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Institute Chair Professor and HAG Professor

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Publications (288)